Highland Peak Climber's Log

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bryangast

bryangast - Jul 7, 2011 12:18 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011

Fun in July  Sucess!

Climbed via the south west ridge. Still lots of snow in the area, used crampons in the early morning to help negotiate frozen snow fields. Great climb.

thexcat

thexcat - Jul 6, 2011 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011

SW Ridge  Sucess!

Snow covered the trail nearly entire way, making routefinding rather difficult. We were on PCT for a total of ~15 minutes. Amazing views once on ridge. Only spent 5 minutes on summit with Tang as we were pressed for time.

Marmaduke

Marmaduke - Oct 17, 2010 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2010

Hiked With Doug Mantle  Sucess!

I left the PCT parking area at 7 am. About half way I met up with another guy and we ended up climbing together. I asked what other area peaks he has climbed and he said many. I asked about his favorite and his response was well I've hiked the 7 summits. His name was Doug Mantle. Very nice guy, what a great day!

mrchad9

mrchad9 - Jun 13, 2010 5:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2007

Southwest Ridge  Sucess!

Great hike up the southwest ridge, the day after Hawkins/Patterson and before Mokelumne. Good time of year for this area.

wyopeakMike

wyopeakMike - Nov 28, 2009 2:45 pm

a great peak  Sucess!

It was in the early 1990's when I lived in Auburn that I hiked up Highland Peak. The hike is awesome, going past Noble Lake and then up the ridge was a great experience. I remember the ridge as being very fun with spectacular views all around. I fun experience to remember. I went fishing at one of the lakes near the pass after the hike and I remember having bats fly by and hit my fishing line making me think I was getting bites.

J Fox

J Fox - Jun 9, 2009 4:41 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2009

Great little peak.  Sucess!

Sierra thunderstorms kept us from climbing in the Palisades so we went local and hit Highland Peak insread. We climbed the Southwest Ridge. There was still a lot of snow and it rained quite a bit during the climb so it made for an adventurous day.

davidjhoopes

davidjhoopes - Nov 27, 2008 9:43 pm

Came up short

My wife and son (6m old) went up. Didn't summit due to loose rock about 10,500---made us nervous having son in backpack up there.

96avs01

96avs01 - Oct 6, 2008 2:14 am Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2008

Great day with new snow  Sucess!

Great dayhike with the new snowfall enhancing pictures and aiding travel over scree. Ran out of time for the traverse to Silver.

Matt Worster

Matt Worster - Aug 7, 2008 3:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008

SW ridge  Sucess!

Tougher than I thought it would be, but I was in early season conditions . . . in August, booo. Never been to Ebbetts Pass before, and really liked the surroundings. Secluded for a trans-Sierra pass.

ckerth

ckerth - Jun 29, 2008 3:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008

Ridge Traverse  Sucess!

Ebbetts Pass TH - Tryon Peak - Noble Lake - Highland Peak - Silver Peak - Silver Creek CG

Michael Graupe

Michael Graupe - Jul 9, 2007 4:18 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007

Southwest Ridge  Sucess!

Nice early morning climb. Spectacular wildflowers. Unfortunately the views weren't great because of haze and smoke. 6h car to car.

pjgordon

pjgordon - Jul 2, 2007 11:47 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007

1st Mountain  Sucess!

Thank you Peter and Jason.
I have been to the mountain tops before,
but I was always on my way to somewhere else.
Now I have summited. Now I am a climber of mountains.
P.J.

JasonH

JasonH - Jul 2, 2007 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007

Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge  Sucess!

My first real scramble. And it was FUN! Climbed with my buddy's PJ and Peter. Made it to the top by 11:30 am and we decided to pass on the Silver Peak traverse. But we made it back to camp by 2 and played cards for the rest of the afternoon. Perfect day of climbing.

BCL

BCL - Jun 1, 2007 11:06 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007

Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: May 27, 2007  Sucess!

Long slog. Views from the false summit are better.

mlarkin2002 - Oct 10, 2006 3:39 am Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2005

Traverse Dayhike  Sucess!

Traverse starting at Ebbetts Pass, to Tryon Pk., Highland Pk., and Silver Pk.

Descended in the dark back to SR 4 due to late start.

dervin

dervin - Jun 11, 2006 4:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006

Southwest Ridge  Sucess!

Dustin and I did a cross-country treck from Ebbits pass PCT trailhead to the southwest ridge of Highland. I had to wade through noble creek on the way back as we crossed the stream lower in the canyon. Perfect day.

F.K.C.

Trail Dog - Oct 12, 2005 7:01 pm

Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: October 9, 2005  Sucess!

Had a late start. Weather was perfect though. Not one cloud all day. Was very warm too. Even at the summit, I never needed a jacket. Views were amazing.

derbilly

derbilly - Aug 23, 2005 3:14 pm

Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: August 20, 2005  Sucess!

Did a shuttle hike from the Ebbetts Pass trailhead to the Noble Canyon trailhead. After reaching the PCT, we immediately headed off-trail up the ridge to Tryon Peak, then back to the PCT, to Noble Lake, up the SW ridge to Peak 10824 and Highland Peak then on to Silver Peak. We returned to the saddle between Silver and Highland and decended a ridge to the Noble Canyon trail back to our second car. The return was mostly in darkness due to a leisurely morning.

Matthew Holliman

Matthew Holliman - Nov 17, 2004 12:04 am

Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: July 11, 2004  Sucess!

A bit beat after Merriam/Royce/Julius Caesar the day before, I headed up to Ebbetts Pass for an easier outing. July is a nice time of year to visit the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness--the flowers were out in bloom and patches of snow still adorned the normally barren peaks.

Jonodo

Jonodo - Aug 11, 2004 2:25 pm

Route Climbed: SW Ridge Date Climbed: August 9, 2004  Sucess!

Great hike in a beautiful setting. This was my first trip to Ebbets pass area. The views from the summit were great. I could clearly see Round Top, Leavitt Peak (Hwy 108) area, and beyond. Skys were clear and the temps in the mid 80's. This turned out to be harder than I anticipated. I guess I need some more conditioning.

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